James bernard wilson



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J. 3. WILSON.

' V UMBRELLA RUNNER. No. 293,549. Paton-ted Feb. 12, 1884.

sure STATES JAMns BERNARD WILSON, or PHILADELPHIA, rnnnsrnvnnm.

UMBRELLA-RUNNER.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 293,549, dated February 12, 188' Application filed June I, 1883.

To (LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES BERNARD WIL- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella-Runners;' and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which the runner is formed. Fig. 2 is a front View, and Fig. 3 a side view, of my improvement.

My invention has relation to the improvements for which Letters Patent of the United States, dated March 6, 1883, Nos. 273,330 and 27 3,331, were granted to me; and said invention consists in certain details of construction and combination, hereinafter fully set forth and claimed, having reference, principally, to the following points: first, to a method of cutting out the blanks from which the runner-sleeves are formed, so as to effect a saving of metal, and at the same time provide the upper ends of the sleeves with projecting lips for the guidance of the stick-pin to the catch-slot; second, to constructing the sleeve with a depression in the lever-supporting flanges for the reception of the binding or finish for the ends of the stretchers; third, to provide the lever-catch with arresting-studs below the notch, said studs being formed of inwardly-turned portions of the supporting-flanges; fourth, to enlargingthe end of the lever-catch, so as to afford an extended thumb-surfaceand to receive an inscription; fifth, to a method of securing the sleeve and notch together without soldering.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A indicates a plate of metal from which the sleeve portions of the runner are cut out.

The blanks are shown at B B, the upper end of each blank having projecting lips I) Z), composed of metal, in the plate A, lying adjacent to the curved lower edges, 1) b, of the next blank. When one of said blanks is folded or curled, it produces a sleeve, 0, (shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and similar to the sleeve shown in my said Letters Patent No. .27 3,331, except that in the present case said sleeve has the projecting lipsc a, which form guides for the (No model.)

to the sleeve-slot c, and that the upper edge, 0", of the'sleeve between said lips coincides with the top of the notch D.)

Erepresents the catch-lever, which is pivoted on the sleeve flanges c c, and has a spring, F, the same as in my said Letters Patent No. 273,331. Said lever, in the present case, however, is shortened, so that there is a space left between its upper end, 6, and the notch D. The flanges c c (differing from the flanges in my said Patent No. 27 3,331, which extend without reduction in the height up to the notch) are here reduced in height, so as to form a recess or depression to receive the silk binding or finish which is usually put on umbrellas to cover the joint between the notch and end of stretchers; yet said flanges are sufficiently high to hold this binding outwardly or in such p osit-ion as not to interfere with the movement of the stick-pin through the sleeve-slot c,

The le'vercatch E at its opposite or lower end is enlarged to form broad thumb-piece E, which facilitates operating the catch and affords a tablet "for the engravement of the owners name, monogram, or other inscription. To arrest the inward motionof the upper end of the lever-oatch, so as to prevent it from coming in contact with the stick when the sleeve is being slid on the latter, I provide lugs a, which project inwardly from the flanges c c, and are preferably formed by striking up lugs b in the blanks B B, in the act of cutting the latter from the plate A.

If desired, the notch or crown D, which re ceives the inner ends of the umbrella-stretchers, may be soldered in the usual manner to the sleeve 0, or said parts may be held together by lugs d d,thrown outwardly from the body of the sleeve on both sides of the notch, as shown in Fig. 3; or lugs cl cl may be employed 011 the under side only of the notch, and the upper edge of the sleeve, which should, in the first place, extend slightly above the top of the notch, be turned over on the latter, form which project from its upper edge and beyond the top of said notch, substantially as shown and described.

2. The method of producing blanks B B for forming umbrella-runner sleeves, said blanks having each projecting lips I) b at one end, and curved edges 5 b" at the other, the lips b b of 5 one blank being cut from the plate on either side of the curved edges of the next blank, substantially as shown and described.

3. An umbrella-runner comprising asleeve, O, and notch D, with lever-catch E, said lever 10 being supported on flanges c 0", composed of the outwardly-turned edges of the sleeve, said lever terminating below the notch, and said flanges being reduced in height between the end of the lever and notch, to form a recess 15 for the reception of a binding or finish, substantially as shown and described. I

4. vIn an umbrella runner comprising a sleeve, 0, and lever-catch E. said lever being pivoted on supports c 'c and terminating be- .20 low the notch, arresting-stops for limiting the fastened together by means of lugs struck up 0 from said sleeve and turned over on said notch, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of June, 1883.

JAMES BERNARD WILSON.

Witnesses:

ANDREW ZANE,Jr., WM. H. POWELL. 

